Forest area in Tonga
Tonga: Forest area was 8.73 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8.73 ha th
World rank
214th
of 255 countries
All-time high
8.73 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
8.73 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Tonga, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 8.73 ha th for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Tonga peaked at 8.73 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.73 ha th, in 1990.
Tonga ranks 214th of 255 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area in Tonga, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.73 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 8.73 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.73 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.73 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.73 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8.73 ha th | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 8.73 ha th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 ha th, 0% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 8.73 ha th is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 ha th, 1% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.73 ha th | 8.73 ha th | 8.73 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.73 ha th | 8.73 ha th | 8.73 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.73 ha th | 8.73 ha th | 8.73 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.73 ha th | 8.73 ha th | 8.73 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 211 British Virgin Islands 9.97 ha th compare
- 212 Marshall Islands 9.71 ha th compare
- 213 Mayotte 9.6 ha th compare
- 215 Antigua and Barbuda 7.79 ha th compare
- 216 Barbados 6.3 ha th compare
- 216 Kuwait 6.3 ha th compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Tonga?
- Forest area in Tonga was 8.73 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8.73 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.73 ha th in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for forest area?
- Tonga ranks 214th out of 255 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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